India Encyclopedia: Indian Hindu Festival Holidays
| Holiday | Observed in | ||||||||||||
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| Bhogi/Lohri | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra (as Bhogi), Punjab (as Lohri) | ||||||||||||
| Makar Sankranti/Maghi/Magh Bihu/Pongal | Andaman & Nicobar, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam (as Magh Bihu), Gujarat (as Uttarayan), Karnataka, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Bihar, West Bengal (as Makar Sankranti), Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh (as Maghi), Rajasthan (as Makar Sankranti), Pongal / Tamilar Thirunaal (Tamilnadu) | ||||||||||||
| Vishu | Kerala, Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||
| Vasant Panchami (Aka, Saraswati Puja) | Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra | ||||||||||||
| Ratha Saptami | Maharashtra, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka | ||||||||||||
| Maha Shivaratri | Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal | ||||||||||||
| Holi (Aka, Dol) | all states and territories except Kerala, Nagaland, Mizoram, Goa, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu and bangalore. | ||||||||||||
| Gudi Padwa/Ugadi/Puthandu | Maharashtra, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||
| Ram Navami | Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal | ||||||||||||
| Hanuman Jayanti | Maharashtra, Odisha, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh (as Bada Mangal), Andhra pradesh and Telangana. | ||||||||||||
| Akshaya Tritiya/Maharishi Parashurama Jayanti | Maharashtra, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Rath Jatra | Odisha, Gujarat | ||||||||||||
| Nag Panchami or Guga-Navami | all states and territories except Goa | ||||||||||||
| Raksha Bandhan (Aka, Rákhi Púrńimá) | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Haryana, Odisha, Punjab, Maharashtra, Telangana. | ||||||||||||
| Krishna Janmashtami | Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, West Bengal | ||||||||||||
| Ganesh Chaturthi | Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Odisha, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Onam/Thiruvonam | Kerala, Pondicherry | ||||||||||||
| Raja Parba | Odisha | ||||||||||||
| Mahalaya | Karnataka, West Bengal, Assam, Odisha | ||||||||||||
| Dussehra/Durga Puja | all states holiday for 2 days in Andhra Pradesh, mainly in Telangana (after Bathukamma), Bihar, Kerala, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh holiday for 3 days in Odisha, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, and Tripura holiday for 6 days in West Bengal 11th day Bhashani Utchhav in Odisha | ||||||||||||
| Kumara Purnima (a.k.a. Kojaagari Pornima) | Maharashtra (as Kojaagari Pornima), Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal. | ||||||||||||
| Diwali (Aka, Káli Puja, Deepavali and Diipávali) | all states and territories except Kerala observed for 2 days in Assam, West Bengal, Karnataka, Odisha, observed for 5 days in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh and delhi observed for 6 days in Maharashtra
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| Devotthan Ekadashi | Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and some parts of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Hartalika Teej | Maharashtra, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Jagaddhatri Puja | West Bengal | ||||||||||||
| Vishwakarma Puja | Odisha, Bihar, West Bengal. | ||||||||||||
| Nuakhai | Odisha | ||||||||||||
| Chhath Puja | Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Bathukamma | Telangana | ||||||||||||
| Bonalu | Telangana |
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